Lake Shore Township is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, home to about 131 people across 52 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56256.
Homes sold for a median of $119 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population1313 per sq mi
Median home value$200,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$119Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
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Around Lake Shore Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)144 miles away
Closer regional airport
Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)49 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN141 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL478 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Shore Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Lake Shore Township had 170 residents in the 2020 census, down 29% since 2000.
It’s the 2183rd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Lac qui Parle County grew from 14,289 residents in 1900 to 6,719 in 2020.
Lac qui Parle County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 25.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 47 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Madison Wwtp, MN weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Lac qui Parle County
1,712 jobs at 197 businesses in Lac qui Parle County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
16 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lake Shore Township.
Nearest hospitals
Madison HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Madison1.9 miles
Johnson Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Dawson6.5 miles
Appleton Area HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · Appleton16.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
5
Physical and occupational therapists
6
Chiropractors
1
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Lake Shore Township
Libraries (1 nearby)
Madison Public Library1.9 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Lac qui Parle County Museum1.7 mi
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Lac qui Parle Valley Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Madison-Marietta-Nassau ElementaryMadison
Pre-K–4
151
Public
1.8 mi
Lac Qui Parle Valley Middle SchoolMadison
5–6
129
Public
7.4 mi
Lac Qui Parle Valley SecondaryMadison
7–12
380
Public
7.4 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Madison, Madison Township, Arena, Hamlin, Cerro Gordo, Garfield Township (Lac qui Parle County), Hantho, Freeland, Providence and Louisburg.
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